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need sql Query in sqlserver2008 or 2005

hi ,

i have table called EMP.
tHE EMP TABLE CONTAINS 10 EMP NAMES LIKE SHOWN BELOW.
I NEED THE QUERY FOR TO GET
REQUIREMENT1.
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THE FIRST FIVE EMPNAMES NEED TO COME IN UPPERCASE AND
THE REST FIVE EMPNAMES IN LOWER CASE.
PLS PROVIDE ME THE QUERY FOR THE ABOVE.

REQUIREMENT2
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tHE EMP TABLE CONTAINS 10 RECORDS.FOR EX
THE EMP NAME CONTAINS RAVIKUMAR AS EMPNAME.
I NEED THE FIRST 4 CHARACTERS IN UPPERCASE AND REST 5 CHARACTERS IN LOWERCASE
WHICH IS SHOWN BELOW.

EMPNAME
-------------
RAVIkumar
ANANDkumar.

pls provide me the seperate quries for the 2 requirements.

Thanks
Ravi

DalHorinek

Requirement 1:

-- it assumes that it has some primary key called id

(SELECT UPPER(name) FROM emp ORDER BY id LIMIT 5)
UNION ALL
(SELECT LOWER(name) FROM emp ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 5);
-- but it changes order, if you're sure there's only 10 records in table, you use:
(SELECT UPPER(name) FROM emp LIMIT 5)
UNION ALL
(SELECT LOWER(name) FROM emp LIMIT 5,5);

Requirement 2:

SELECT CONCAT(UPPER(SUBSTR(name, 1,4)), LOWER(SUBSTR(name, 5,CHAR_LENGTH(name)-4))) FROM emp

DalHorinek

Actually that 2nd wouldn't work probably on MS, I didn't notice that.

SELECT UPPER(SUBSTRING(name, 1,4)) + " " + LOWER(SUBSTRING(name, 5,LEN(name)-4)) FROM emp

This should be correct.

mu_ravi1

ASKER

hi DalHorinek

Requirement1 query
The table contains more the 10 records

(SELECT UPPER(name) FROM emp ORDER BY id LIMIT 5)
UNION ALL
(SELECT LOWER(name) FROM emp ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 5);

This query given not executed.
it is giving the below error

Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'ORDER'.
Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 3
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'ORDER'.
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Requirement 2
SELECT UPPER(SUBSTRING(name, 1,4)) + " " + LOWER(SUBSTRING(name, 5,LEN(name)-4)) FROM emp

This query given not executed.
it is giving the below error

Invalid length parameter passed to the SUBSTRING function.

pls help me
Ravi

mu_ravi1

ASKER

Hi DalHorinek
FYI
iam using sqlserver 2005.
regards
ravi

rmm2001

#1 I'm confused..
do you want it like this?
JAMES
ADAM
SAM
LUKE
JON
jane
laura
joan
emily
sara
TOM
DON
...

#2
SELECT UPPER(SUBSTRING(name, 1,4)) + ' ' + LOWER(RIGHT(LEFT(name,4), LEN(name)-4)) FROM emp

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mu_ravi1

ASKER

Hi DalHorinek

Thank u very much for ur concern.
now the quries are working fine.

one small modification in the first reqiriemnt.

#1
--first five UPPER, next five lower, other records unaffected
SELECT CASE WHEN RowNum <=5 then Upper(Name) WHEN RowNum <=10 then Lower(Name) else Name end Name
FROM(
select Name, Row_Number() over(order by Name) RowNum from emp
) t

in the above mentioned

i need the query for n number of records not fixed 10 records.
The table may have n number of records.
could u pls change the query for 'n' number of records.
Sorry for the late reply i am in vacation.
Ravi

mu_ravi1

ASKER

Excellent